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Page 14 <br /> August 18, 1978 <br /> Mr. Brad Van Nest <br /> Mayor � <br /> City of Orono <br /> P. 0. Box 66 � <br /> Crystal Bay, MN 55323 � � <br /> Dear Brad: <br /> I 'm leaving for vacation on August 18th and will return <br /> August 26th. I wanted to get the attached in the mail to <br /> you although not all of the signatures of our group have <br /> been received and I ' ll have to forward them later. <br /> It' s been no surprise to me to find that those few people who <br /> have become fully aware of what the Park District has in mind <br /> have taken a very negative view of the project. An example of <br /> this would be Mr. & Mrs . Leonard Carpenter. I 'm sure you are <br /> familiar with Mrs . Carpenters earlier involvement in 1974 when <br /> the citizens advisory committee was fo�ed. Mr. Lyman, who <br /> lives next door to the Carpenters , had become aware of what is <br /> going on and has asked to become involved with us . Mrs . Aines , <br /> who did serve on the citizens advisory committee, tells us that <br /> during her involvement she was not aware of what it would lead <br /> to. <br /> Notwithstanding the July 17th, 1978 memo from Jack Mauritz <br /> describing the involvements of numerous groups and coIIunittees , <br /> public hearings , and published articles , the residents of Orono <br /> are not aware of what this project really entails . Certainly <br /> Mrs . Carpenter was not. Those residents that do know and that <br /> I have listened to do not like it and will oppose it. <br /> As an aside Brad, we were glad to see Walter Bensons letter of <br /> July lOth to Clifton French. On the other hand, we really <br /> don' t understand why he let an attitude come through in his <br /> letter that asks the Park District to "indulge" the residents <br /> of Orono by "allowing" the City Council time to review a major <br /> development plan within our co�unity. It ' s not only "prudent" <br /> for the District to "allow" input from the City and its <br /> residents, it' s absolutely necessary since if we don' t like what <br /> they finally intend to do, they won' t be able to do it . It' s <br /> really that simple. <br /> I' l1 look forward to hearing from you. <br /> Best r ar s , <br /> � / <br /> Allan H. Raymond <br /> 2685 No th Shore Dr. � <br /> Wayzata, MN 55391 <br /> AR/bbm <br />